Apple And Intel Farewell Through Apple Silicon Chipset

Apple CEO Tim Cook at WWDC 2020

JAKARTA - Apple has surprisingly officially separated from its technology partner Intel. Through the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the technology giant from Cupertino introduced Apple Silicon as their new chipset to replace Intel.

The new chipset will be embedded in a Macbook portable device. According to Apple CEO, Tim Cook, making the processor independently will be a big leap for Mac.

"It's changing the game. This is truly a historic day for Mac, where today we announce our own Apple Silicon," said Tim Cook at the start of WWDC 2020, Tuesday, June 23.

At least more than a decade, Apple has partnered with Intel in using its processors in Mac devices. Now Apple has established a leg to use a homemade chipset developed by ARM.

Of course, it is not surprising for Apple to integrate its own hardware and software in its entire ecosystem. This supports the maximum performance that users will get.

"Users will want their favorite applications to take full advantage of the capabilities of our custom Apple Silicon," said Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi.

With Apple turning away from Intel, of course, this company made by Steve Jobs has to make a number of major overhauls to the software in its macOS application. Apple has also prepared macOS Big Sur to support the performance of their new chipset.

The Cupertino giant also gives developers the freedom to run their applications on Apple Silicon. For now, Microsoft and Adobe are working on applications to support the performance of Apple's new chipset.

Mac devices with Apple Silicon will be released at the end of 2020. Meanwhile, for the transition period for Mac devices from Intel to Apple Silicon, the plan will take about two years.

Performance Enhancements

Switching Apple from Intel as a Mac chipset manufacturer will certainly provide significant changes in hardware performance. Apple claims its processor has a lower power consumption and does not heat up easily.

performance improvements new chipset Appe (Apple WWDC 2020 screenshot)

Apple has also included more built-in security protections that make it more difficult for hackers to infiltrate their devices. Moreover, it has become a hallmark of Apple in building its device ecosystem.

One of them is the latest generation iPhone and iPad Pro which already uses ARM processors. The result is that the performance of the device is firmer and smoother. This success is what they want to apply to their line of laptops and desktops.